# NTSB ERA10RA097: Dassault/Sud Falcon 20, N28RK, Matthew Town, Bahamas, December 18, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 17, 2009, 19:22 local (Dec 18, 2009, 00:22 UTC)
- Place: Matthew Town, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 20.985, -73.456947 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.9850&lon=-73.4569&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10RA097
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75183/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75183
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10RA097

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=2720302), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On December 17, 2009, about 1922 eastern standard time, a Dassault Falcon 20, N28RK, crashed in a remote area approximately 12 miles east of Matthew Town, Inagua, Bahamas. The 2 pilots were killed and the airplane was destroyed. Night, visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (MDJB) at an undetermined time and was destined for Fort Lauderdale, Florida (KFXE). The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Bahamian Government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Manager of Flight Standards, Bahamas P.O. Box AP 59244 Nassau, N.P. Bahamas Phone: (242) 377-3445/3448 Facsimile: (242) 377-6060 This report is for information purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Bahamian Government.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28RK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28RK-2011-06-13), registration cancelled 2011-06-13, S/N 206, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT/SUD FALCON 20
- Registry model: [Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon) (registry code 2720302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF700 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf700-series) (registry code 30010, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 206
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Registered owner: Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee
- Departed: MDJB, Santo Domingo
- Destination: FXE, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20091217857269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091217857269A), Dec 17, 2009: Dassault/Su FAN JET FAL, Matthewtown, BH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On 12/17/09 at approximately 1930 EST (0030 UTC), N28RK, a Dassault/sud aviation fan jet falcon 20 crashed on the island of great inagua, Bahamas approximately…

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 13, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75183. 7 KB in all.

- Memorandum for Record (item 1, .PDF, 7 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40324014&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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